Xeres

Hi Koven, and Welcome Home! So I'll try and answer the best I can, probably I'll repeat somethings others have mentioned. 1. In CoH there's really 2 types of soloing groups of enemies - regular soloing and farming (farming being many, many enemies). Everyone can solo regular missions. It's easier for some characters than others but it is doable on just about everything. You make your character better through placing enhancements in your powers. There are basically 2 types of enhancements - "regular" enhancements and set enhancements. Set enhancements give bonuses which will make your character more powerful, but as you may imagine, are more expensive. Farming is a min/maxing of these set enhancements to be very good at a specific damage type (fire usually) which will allow you to take on many mobs at a time. However, making a farmer is expensive. I can go further into these but may be information overload. 2. Like was said, there isn't a RL cash shop. There is an in-game currency cash shop (P2W vendor) which has some nice things that are cosmetic / functional, but unlike the name, is not game-breaking. 3. Ask around in game or on the specific server sub-forums here. There are good guilds out there. And one little tidbit of info - a starting player is usually in-game cash strapped. Ask in the help channel about money making tips. Also because of this, know that you start out with 6 available costume slots from the start, and any costumes you make or changes made to any costume prior to level 10 is free.

I don't think i'd change all that much. Obviously an updated graphics engine that utilizes more cores and GPU. I'd even try to have a legacy graphics option to it'd look exactly like it is now (or as close as we could come). I'd try to make as much of Paragon one loading zone without war walls. Yeah yeah but you know as well as I the reason for the war walls is technology and coding issues. They fit a rather decent story around it and kudos to them, but I'd want paragon and the rogue isles try to feel like a big city instead of smaller maps. Flowing hair, facial animations, weather would be part of the new engine too. I'd add a housing system separate from the bases. Basically there'd be 3 or 4 apartment floorplan templates you could buy and decorate. No SG needed. The entrance to which would be an existing building in Paragon or Rogue Isles or Croatoa. I think lastly I would add zone events more subtle than the rikti invasion. Basically on occasion the crime element in a paragon zone or rebel element in Praetoria or say, longbow activity would increase in a given zone. To combat this (or aid this if you're so inclined) you would need to fight the mobs on the street - you would be level scaled for this. Fight them off and the baddies go away for a while. Do nothing and the invasion would increase leading to some zone-wide penalties - including instanced missions in that zone.

I loved monopoly and chutes and ladders and life. But I really really liked Axis and Allies. I also had Fortress America and did some research with Jane's in the library to create a WW3 version on the AA game board with the Nato vs Warsaw pact, China, The Arab League, etc.

49. The number doesn't bother me much though.

I have noticed many of these things you mentioned, DrZeus. I don't see the changes positively or negatively. The positive for me is I can play CoH and it's relatively similar to what I remember. That's fine by me. Bigger picture I suppose.

A few people asked about this build so I'll post here. This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.0.4.7 https://github.com/Reborn-Team/MidsReborn Click this DataLink to open the build! Baeath: Level 50 Magic Tanker Primary Power Set: Dark Armor Secondary Power Set: Dark Melee Power Pool: Flight Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Leadership Power Pool: Leaping Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery Hero Profile: Level 1: Death Shroud (A) Superior Might of the Tanker - Accuracy/Damage (3) Superior Might of the Tanker - Damage/Recharge (5) Superior Might of the Tanker - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (5) Superior Might of the Tanker - Damage/Endurance/Recharge (7) Superior Might of the Tanker - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (7) Superior Might of the Tanker - Recharge/Chance for +Res(All) Level 1: Shadow Punch (A) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage (9) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance (9) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (11) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (11) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime (13) Superior Blistering Cold - Recharge/Chance for Hold Level 2: Smite (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage (13) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance (15) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge (15) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge (17) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (17) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal) Level 4: Shadow Maul (A) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage (19) Superior Avalanche - Damage/Endurance (19) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (21) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (21) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (23) Superior Avalanche - Recharge/Chance for Knockdown Level 6: Fly (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points) (36) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range Level 8: Obsidian Shield (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3% (34) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection Level 10: Murky Cloud (A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance (25) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance (25) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All) Level 12: Dark Embrace (A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance (27) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance (27) Unbreakable Guard - RechargeTime/Resistance (29) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime Level 14: Dark Regeneration (A) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance (29) Numina's Convalesence - Endurance/Recharge (31) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Recharge (31) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge (31) Numina's Convalesence - Heal (33) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery Level 16: Siphon Life (A) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance (33) Numina's Convalesence - Endurance/Recharge (33) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Recharge (34) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge (34) Numina's Convalesence - Heal Level 18: Cloak of Darkness (A) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance (23) Gift of the Ancients - Defense (36) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage (36) Defense Buff IO Level 20: Kick (A) Accuracy IO Level 22: Tough (A) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection Level 24: Weave (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance (37) Red Fortune - Defense (37) Defense Buff IO Level 26: Maneuvers (A) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance (37) Gift of the Ancients - Defense (39) Defense Buff IO Level 28: Combat Jumping (A) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance (39) Shield Wall - Defense/Recharge (39) Shield Wall - Defense (40) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All) Level 30: Soul Drain (A) Accuracy IO Level 32: Cloak of Fear (A) Endurance Reduction IO Level 35: Dark Consumption (A) Preemptive Optimization - Accuracy/Recharge (40) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Endurance (40) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Recharge (42) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Accuracy/Endurance (42) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge (42) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Endurance/Recharge Level 38: Midnight Grasp (A) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Accuracy/Damage (43) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Damage/RechargeTime (43) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime (43) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime (45) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime (45) Superior Gauntleted Fist - RechargeTime/+Absorb Level 41: Gloom (A) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage (45) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/RechargeTime (46) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (46) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (46) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime (48) Superior Winter's Bite - Recharge/Chance for -Speed & -Recharge Level 44: Dark Obliteration (A) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage (48) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance (48) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (50) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (50) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime (50) Superior Frozen Blast - Recharge/Chance for Immobilize Level 47: Taunt (A) Accuracy IO Level 49: Tactics (A) Endurance Reduction IO Level 1: Gauntlet Level 1: Brawl

Yeah. Sometimes I know the bio before I make the char. Sometimes afterwards. I always write the bio as if the char is telling it, so on my undead char - he just was reanimated and doesn't remember anything beforehand. It's a short bio.

Crane Kick. I kinda use it as my finisher.

Sanguine Scourge

I initially wasn't going to reply to this post because I cannot tell if the OP is serious or not, but here goes anyway. I have not experienced the same things the OP seemingly has in that post. Quite the opposite in fact. I am wary when people generalize as much as the OP did. Switch to the help channel and you will see what I mean - there is some actual help going on there. Sure some of it may be a link to a web site because explaining the incarnate system in /help would be rough.

I have also heard this is cooler than being cool, but I cannot confirm.

Obviously not. That's part of the fun IMO. Imagine if there was some formula or algorithm to winning a CC? No, TY.

Newness. Even the mistakes. I'd love to experience COH for the first time again.

My MA/WP scrapper. First is the concept which is similar to Wonder Woman. She's my fav hero. But, I also like the powersets. I just really like MA with it's pretty quick and good looking animations save for Eagle's Claw, but I can deal with that. WP is a very low maintenance secondary. I rarely run out of stamina unless it was drained, and if my health is low, I just find a few S/L mobs to stand next to as she's S/L capped and her regen increases the more mobs that are in melee range. That's all of the on paper reasons. The real reason is more subjective. I just enjoy playing her the most.

I put down randomly. I only use it if I am going into a AE farm or MSR. No other time, but if it extends further then that's fine.

My main is a MA/WP/Body Mastery scrapper. I will post her build, in case there's something you see that you like. I didn't include incarnate abilities but her recharge is high enough to almost perma the 120s Barrier (1 sec downtime). This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.0.4.7 https://github.com/Reborn-Team/MidsReborn Click this DataLink to open the build! Ms. Sensation: Level 50 Magic Scrapper Primary Power Set: Martial Arts Secondary Power Set: Willpower Power Pool: Flight Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Leadership Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery Hero Profile: Level 1: Storm Kick (A) Superior Scrapper's Strike - Accuracy/Damage (3) Superior Scrapper's Strike - Damage/Recharge (3) Superior Scrapper's Strike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (5) Superior Scrapper's Strike - Recharge/Critical Hit Bonus Level 1: High Pain Tolerance (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3% Level 2: Cobra Strike (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage (5) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance (7) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge (7) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge (9) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (9) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal) Level 4: Fly (A) Flight Speed IO Level 6: Fast Healing (A) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance (11) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Recharge (11) Numina's Convalesence - Heal (13) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery Level 8: Crane Kick (A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage (13) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance (15) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge (15) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (17) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge (17) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative) Level 10: Indomitable Will (A) Endurance Reduction IO Level 12: Mind Over Body (A) Gladiator's Armor - End/Resist (19) Gladiator's Armor - Recharge/Resist (19) Gladiator's Armor - Recharge/Endurance (21) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance/Rech/End (21) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance (23) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All) Level 14: Boxing (A) Accuracy IO Level 16: Rise to the Challenge (A) Panacea - Heal/Endurance (23) Panacea - Heal/Recharge (25) Panacea - Heal (25) Deflated Ego - To Hit Debuff (27) Deflated Ego - To Hit Debuff/Recharge Level 18: Crippling Axe Kick (A) Superior Critical Strikes - Accuracy/Damage (27) Superior Critical Strikes - Damage/RechargeTime (29) Superior Critical Strikes - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime (29) Superior Critical Strikes - Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime (31) Superior Critical Strikes - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime (31) Superior Critical Strikes - RechargeTime/+50% Crit Proc Level 20: Quick Recovery (A) Endurance Modification IO (50) Endurance Modification IO Level 22: Kick (A) Accuracy IO Level 24: Tough (A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance (31) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance (33) Unbreakable Guard - Endurance/RechargeTime (33) Unbreakable Guard - RechargeTime/Resistance (33) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime (34) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP Level 26: Dragon's Tail (A) Eradication - Damage (34) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge (34) Eradication - Damage/Recharge (36) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (36) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (36) Eradication - Chance for Energy Damage Level 28: Cross Punch (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage (37) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance (37) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge (37) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance Level 30: Heightened Senses (A) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance (39) Shield Wall - Defense/Recharge (39) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance/Recharge (39) Shield Wall - Defense (40) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance (40) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage Level 32: Eagles Claw (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage (40) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance (42) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge (42) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge (42) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (43) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal) Level 35: Weave (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance (43) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge (43) Luck of the Gambler - Endurance/Recharge (45) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge (45) Luck of the Gambler - Defense (45) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed Level 38: Air Superiority (A) Hecatomb - Damage (46) Hecatomb - Damage/Recharge (46) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (46) Hecatomb - Damage/Endurance Level 41: Focused Accuracy (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up Level 44: Maneuvers (A) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance (48) Shield Wall - Defense/Recharge (48) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance/Recharge (48) Shield Wall - Defense (50) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All) (50) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed Level 47: Physical Perfection (A) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration Level 49: Focus Chi (A) Recharge Reduction IO Level 1: Critical Hit Level 1: Brawl

I didn't read other replies so my apologies if I repeat things. I would go for accolades, and do MSR and Hamidon raids, and go for incarnate materials, materials both the MSR and Hamidon raids could give as drops (MSR) and rewards (Hamidon).

Ah, well Civilization games have great replay value for me. That's why they've always been on my computers since the original was launched... 30 years ago? Jeez. Star Wars Galaxies has limited replay values. One for each class (8). After that, not so much but it's worth playing for the class stories alone.

Got back to playing Elder Scrolls Online. It's fun. Bad combat system, but this time that's not putting me off as much as it usually does.

Stealthibility.

I want to add to that a little. The mere fact that I am able to play this game right now is all I could ask for. If that was it, that would have been (and still is) fine with me. But, you have the infrastructure, GMs, and game updates (among other things) all of which is -way- more than I could have asked for, but here we are. All voluntary work if I am not mistaken. Thanks, indeed.

Well, I didn't seem to be able to avoid the Wards as much as I wanted to. I'd be completely out of story arc missions by mid 32, including the mayhem missions and new contacts. My last red char I did nothing but newspaper and mayhem missions from 32 to 34 which was a chore because I wasn't going to the wards again. Then I found MSR and it was all good. My point though is this quest drought was most certainly not there nor was the wards and I had 0 problem leveling villains to cap via contacts and newspaper / mayhem missions on live.

I just like Blue side better. And I really, really don't like first ward and night ward. Blue I can avoid those. Red, not as easy. Edit: Which brings me to something that I don't get. I don't remember the original Red storylines drying up so quickly on live at CoV's release, but it seems now there isn't as much Red content without traveling to First / Dark Ward. At release of CoV, I don't think there was First / Dark Ward so you went right up to 50 in Red Zones IIRC. I don't know when that was changed but I am -not- a fan of it.

Yeah I stopped. Again. There is a frustration level with that game that isn't present in most other games I play, so I start playing it for a while and the frustration level builds until the game is no longer fun to play and I leave again. Fortunately it's F2P so I'll probably try it again in about 18 months or so.

Actually I never had the flag on. I'm unsure even how to do so. I just started RPing with some people (blue name and all) and it was fun but it became much for me. Not their fault in any way - I'm not saying that. And they're really nice people, but trying to do that every time I saw them was much.